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Israel sermon - sid - limiting debate
(This article appeared in the New York Jewish Week on February 2, 2014.)
The current controversy brewing in the Hillel universe is only the latest example of a Jewish community polarized over how we can or can’t talk about Israel. The guidelines, developed by national Hillel in 2010, were designed to provide a basis upon which a local Hillel could prevent overtly anti-Israel groups from speaking under the Hillel banner.
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/sermon/limiting-debate-israel-will-only-hurt-us
Posted on: 2016/02/17 - 12:02pm
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Marriage Equality and Religious Freedom
On a recent evening in Scarsdale, N.Y., I was at the Mid-Westchester JCC, speaking on a panel to a packed and spirited room. We’d been invited to discuss marriage equality and Jewish values, and the tone was certainly celebratory. We acknowledged we have farther to go, but in light of the Supreme Court’s decision last year on gay marriage, we’ve certainly come a long way.
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/news/marriage-equality-and-religious-freedom
Posted on: 2016/02/17 - 4:24pm
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What's God Have to Do With It?
A High Holiday Sermon delivered by by Rabbi Sid Schwarz at Adat Shalom Reconstructionist Congregation, Bethesda, MD
Yom Kippur 2007Some of you will remember the old Art Linkletter show. His signature piece on the show was his interviews with children which he later compiled in a book called Kids Say the Darndest Things. I thought of this when I recently picked up a book entitled, Children’s Letters to God. Here are a few excerpts:
“Dear God:
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/sermon/whats-god-have-do-it
Posted on: 2016/05/06 - 10:32am
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Being Part of the Universe
Let us begin by remembering that the spiritual always points toward the unity of things, not their division. Judaism tries to help us to work from a higher perspective. To celebrate the creation of the world, as we do on Rosh Hashanah, is to see ourselves as an integral part of all that is and not to see ourselves as the measure of all things. The egotistical, self-centered part of our mind, “the evil urge” if you will, always leads us to experience our separateness from the natural world.
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/sermon/being-part-universe
Posted on: 2016/05/06 - 12:54pm
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Response to Orlando attack
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/news/statement-orlando-attack-we-mourn-we-pray
Posted on: 2016/06/14 - 2:12pm
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Movement Statement Sept 2016
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/news/statement-recent-acts-violence
Posted on: 2016/09/21 - 3:33pm
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Peres Mourning
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/news/mourning-statesman-peacemaker-and-legend
Posted on: 2016/09/28 - 11:54am
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Kotel release Feb 2016
The Reconstructionist movement is overjoyed that on Jan 31, 2016, the Israeli cabinet voted to dramatically expand the space for egalitarian prayer at the Kotel. This is a blessed and welcome decision. The Western Wall in Jerusalem’s Old City is a central and highly symbolic Jewish space. For many Jews, this is an historic moment, because an egalitarian community of men and women is essential to their religious obligations, needs and desires.
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/news/statement-historic-western-wall-compromise
Posted on: 2016/02/17 - 12:00am
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No Success Without Learning to Fail
“Fail Forward” is the mantra of entrepreneurs. Take risks. You will fail, guaranteed. Learn from it. Once a little smarter, boldly launch again. Instead of meeting failure with crimson shame and pink slips, entrepreneurs believe, as Robert Kennedy did, “to achieve greatness, you have to fail greatly.”
David Bryfman, Chief Innovation Officer at The Jewish Education Project, introduced the concept of “fail forward” at a Jewish Futures Conference in New York City.
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/news/no-success-without-learning-fail
Posted on: 2016/05/13 - 12:00am
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Hevrutahpreneurship: Partnering for Learning and Leading
Solopreneurship, the practice of single-handedly starting and leading an organization, is a celebrated American entrepreneurial approach. Americans tout the notion that with hard work and hustle, any individual can tackle any challenge.
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/news/hevrutahpreneurship-partnering-learning-and-leading
Posted on: 2016/06/22 - 12:00am